Cardo (music producer)
American record producer and rapper
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Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr. (born September 24, 1984), professionally known as Cardo Got Wings or simply Cardo, is an American record producer and rapper.[2] He's known for his works with Playboi Carti, Kendrick Lamar, and Wiz Khalifa, among others. He also produced God's Plan by Drake, as well as Goosebumps by Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar.
Also known as
- Cardo
- Cardo Got Wings
Born
September 24, 1984
Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr.[1]
September 24, 1984
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupations
- Record producer
- rapper
- songwriter
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| Born | Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr.[1] September 24, 1984 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Early life and career
Cardo was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota.[3] He then moved to Fort Worth, Texas.[4]
In 2010, Cardo was producing for Mac Miller and Chevy Woods and subsequently met Wiz Khalifa at a show in Texas through Chevy Woods and his uncle Motor. Cardo gave Khalifa a couple of his beats, which would end up on Khalifa's Kush & Orange Juice mixtape.[5] Cardo then started producing for other artists.[6]
Cardo and Payroll Giovanni signed record deals with Def Jam Records in December 2017.[7]
Cardo is the founder and CEO of the record label Everything is Gold Music (EISG). Cardo was previously a member of, and producer on, Taylor Gang Records, and is currently signed to Fool's Gold Records.[8] He has produced on many rappers' albums and singles including Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Drake, Skepta, Kendrick Lamar, Travi$ Scott, ScHoolboy Q, Meek Mill, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, R. Kelly, Jeezy, Jay Z, Frank Dukes and Swizz Beatz, among others.[9] In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture with Epic Records.[10]
Cardo's professional name was derived from relatives who named him 'Ricardo' the Puerto Rican, despite being fully aware of his Caucasian and African American descent.[11]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| Mademan[A] |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| LSC: Everybody's Favourite Cousin |
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Collaborative albums / mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| Big Bossin, Vol. 1 (with Payroll Giovanni) |
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| Big Bossin, Vol. 2 (with Payroll Giovanni) |
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| Pi'erre & Cardo's Wild Adventure (with Pi'erre Bourne) |
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| Game Related (with Larry June, Payroll Giovanni & HBK Kid) |
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| Cruise USA (with Larry June) |
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| Another Day Another Dollar (with Payroll Giovanni) |
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| Into the Late Night (with Larry June) |
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| Wiz Got Wings (with Wiz Khalifa & Sledgren) |
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| Raised by Wolves (with YoDogg) |
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| The Night Shift (with Larry June) |
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Production discography
Songs produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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| "Levels" (Meek Mill) |
2013 | — | 43 | — | — | — |
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Self Made Vol. 3 |
| "Seen It All" (Jeezy featuring Jay-Z) |
2014 | 85 | 24 | — | — | — |
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Seen It All: The Autobiography |
| "100" (The Game featuring Drake) |
2015 | 82 | 25 | 63 | — | 179 |
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The Documentary 2 |
| "untitled 07 | levitate" (Kendrick Lamar) |
2016 | 90 | 27 | — | 197 | 93 | untitled unmastered | |
| "That Part" (ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West) |
40 | 13 | 51 | — | — |
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Blank Face LP | |
| "Through the Late Night" (Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi) |
— | 43 | — | — | — |
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Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight[24] | |
| "Goosebumps" (Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar) |
32 | 21 | 56 | — | 90 |
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| "God" (Kendrick Lamar) |
2017 | 58 | 33 | 50 | 192 | 81 |
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Damn |
| "No Promises" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
74 | 32 | — | — | — |
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The Bigger Artist | |
| "God's Plan" (Drake) |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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Scary Hours[25] |
| "Big Shot" (Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott) |
71 | 35 | 54 | — | 55 | Black Panther: The Album | ||
| "Landed" (Drake) |
2020 | 39 | 22 | 35 | — | — | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | |
| "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Drake featuring Lil Durk) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Waze" (Skepta, Chip and Young Adz) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Euphoria" (Kendrick Lamar) |
2024 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 11 | ||
| "K Pop" (Playboi Carti) |
2025 | 38 | 18 | 50 | — | 77 | Music | |
| "Mojo Jojo" (Playboi Carti) |
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| "Philly" (Playboi Carti with Travis Scott) |
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| "Toxic" (Playboi Carti with Skepta) |
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| "Crank" (Playboi Carti) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Credit" (Playboi Carti with Kendrick Lamar) |
17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "HBA" (Playboi Carti) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Backr00ms" (Playboi Carti with Travis Scott) |
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Production credits
| Title | Year | Other producers | Album |
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| "Mezmorized" (Wiz Khalifa) |
2010 | Kush & Orange Juice | |
| "In the Cut" (Wiz Khalifa) |
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| "Shaft" (Chevy Woods) |
2011 | Red Cup Music | |
| "Goodnight" (Gerald Walker) |
On Your Side | ||
| "Follow Your Dreams, Forget The Scene" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "We Don't Give A F*ck" (Gerald Walker) |
Sledgren | ||
| "Highspeed" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "Circles" (Gerald Walker featuring El Prez, Bryant Stewart & Taylor Kaye) |
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| "Here's Everything I've Always Meant To Say" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With Her..." (Gerald Walker) |
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| "Miserable At Best" (Gerald Walker featuring Rockie Fresh) |
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| "Dro By The Pound" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "Become What You Hate" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "On Your Side" (Gerald Walker) |
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| "Grind'n" (Dom Kennedy) |
From the Westside with Love, II | ||
| "I Love Dom" (Dom Kennedy) |
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| "We Out" (Smoke DZA) |
Rolling Stoned | ||
| "It's All Real" (Gerald Walker) |
The Other Half of Letting Go | ||
| "B.A.N.ned" (Freddie Gibbs) |
Cold Day in Hell | ||
| "My Homeboy's Girlfriend" (Freddie Gibbs) |
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| "Menace II Society" (Freddie Gibbs featuring Dom Kennedy & Polyester) |
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| "My Dawgz" (Freddie Gibbs) |
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| "I Want It All" (Gerald Walker) |
It's Christmastime Again, Gerald Walker | ||
| "World Class" (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa) |
Mac & Devin Go to High School | ||
| "That Good" (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa) |
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| "California" (Wiz Khalifa) |
2012 | Taylor Allderdice | |
| "Mary 3x" (Wiz Khalifa) |
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| "O.N.I.F.C." (Wiz Khalifa) |
Sledgren | ||
| "Brainstorm" (Wiz Khalifa) |
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| "Ignorant" (Mac Miller featuring Cam'ron) |
Macadelic | ||
| "Showroom" (Curren$y) |
The Stoned Immaculate | ||
| "New Beginning" (C-Bo featuring Marvaless, Rydah J. Klyde & T-Nutty) |
Orca | ||
| "Keep It So Real" (King Chip) |
Represent The Stripes | ||
| "Great" (Sir Michael Rocks featuring Casey Veggies & Mac Miller) |
Lap of Lux | ||
| "The Vision" (Jet Life featuring Trademark da Skydiver & Young Roddy) |
Jet World Order 2 | ||
| "Intro" (Wiz Khalifa) |
O.N.I.F.C. | ||
| "Escobar" (Young Jeezy) |
It's tha World | ||
| "Chun Li" (Wale featuring Nipsey Hussle) |
Folarin | ||
| "Three 60" (Curren$y featuring Juicy J) |
2013 | New Jet City | |
| "F.A.M.E." (Freddie Gibbs featuring Daz Dillinger & Spice 1) |
ESGN | ||
| "No Sleep Gang" (Crooked I) |
Apex Predator | ||
| "Bossed Up" (HBK Gang featuring Iamsu! & P-Lo) |
Gang Forever | ||
| "Brodee Bro" (Dizzy Wright featuring Capo) |
The Golden Age | ||
| "I'm Leanin (Intro)" (Meek Mill featuring Travis Scott, Birdman & Diddy) |
Dreamchasers 3 | ||
| "Money Ain't No Issue" (Meek Mill featuring Future & Fabolous) |
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| "On Now" (Snow Tha Product featuring Trae Tha Truth) |
Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover | ||
| "Wit It" (Chevy Woods) |
GangLand 2 | ||
| "Crazy Sex" (R. Kelly) |
R. Kelly | Black Panties | |
| "Wood & Leather (Whenever)" (Ty Dolla $ign featuring Big TC & Pops) |
2014 | Beach House EP | |
| "White Girl" (Shy Glizzy) |
Young Jefe | ||
| "Pass Off" (Smoke DZA featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Bluntsmoker) |
Dream. Zone. Achieve | ||
| "Ready for 'Em" (Lil Durk) |
Signed To The Streets 2 | ||
| "Keep It G, Pt. II" (Joey Fatts featuring A$AP Rocky) |
Chipper Jones Vol. 3 | ||
| "Black Eskimo" (Jeezy) |
Johnny Juliano | Seen It All: The Autobiography | |
| "Don't Worry" (PARTYNEXTDOOR featuring Ca$h Out) |
YeX | PNDCOLOURS | |
| "Big Daddy" (Nicki Minaj featuring Meek Mill) |
Johnny Juliano & Yung Exclusive | The Pinkprint | |
| "I Got the Juice" (Meek Mill) |
2015 | Yung Exclusive | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
| "Vice City" (Jay Rock featuring Black Hippy) |
Yung Exclusive | 90059 | |
| "My Place" (Gerald Walker) |
Target | ||
| "Back On The Bullshyt" (2 Chainz featuring Lil Wayne) |
2016 | Felt Like Cappin | |
| "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014." (Kendrick Lamar) |
Yung Exclusive | untitled unmastered | |
| "Headaches & Migraines" (Mac Miller featuring Dave East) |
Smoke Till I'm Dead | ||
| "Grammys" (Drake featuring Future) |
40, Southside & Yung Exclusive | Views | |
| "Coolaid Man" (Snoop Dogg) |
Cubeatz | Coolaid | |
| "Affiliated" (Snoop Dogg featuring Trick Trick) |
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| "By Any Means" (ScHoolboy Q) |
Yung Exclusive | Blank Face LP | |
| "Overtime" (ScHoolboy Q featuring Miguel & Justine Skye) |
Yung Exclusive & Frank Dukes | ||
| "See What You On" (Dreezy) |
OZ | No Hard Feelings | |
| "through the late night" (Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi) |
Cubeatz | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | |
| "Type of Time" (Dave East) |
Kairi Chanel | ||
| "Can't Ignore" (Dave East featuring 2 Chainz) |
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| "Slow Down" (Dave East featuring Jazzy Amra) |
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| "In a Minute / In House" (DRAM) |
Yung Exclusive | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | |
| "Good Thang" (DRAM) |
Cubeatz | ||
| "London Town" (A$AP Mob featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ant & Playboi Carti) |
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | ||
| "Deadz" (Migos featuring 2 Chainz) |
2017 | Culture | |
| "God"[26] (Kendrick Lamar) |
Ricci Riera, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Bēkon & Anthony Tiffith | Damn | |
| "The Other Side" (Dizzee Rascal) |
Dizzee Rascal | Raskit[27] | |
| "Bop N Keep It Dippin" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "She Knows What She Wants" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Dummy" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Man of the Hour" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Where U From" (Huncho Jack) |
Cubeatz | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho | |
| "Long Gone" (Juice Wrld) |
2018 | Goodbye & Good Riddance | |
| "Open It Up" (Migos) |
Culture II | ||
| "Big Shot" (Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott) |
Cubeatz and Sounwave | Black Panther: The Album | |
| "5X" (Don Toliver) |
2021 | Mike Dean | Life of a Don |
| "Sanjuro" (Denzel Curry featuring 454) |
2022 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future |
